| 100% | EPICENTER | 9 | Point hit hard by an earthquake... or what's found in this puzzle's themed answers |
| 49% | HALFTHEBATTLE | 13 | Important part of an undertaking . . . or what can be found in eight of this puzzle’s answers? |
| 46% | WORKAROUND | 10 | Temporary fix, or what's found in this puzzle's circles |
| 44% | KNOCKONWOOD | 11 | "Let's hope so!," or what is found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 44% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 43% | FLIPHOUSES | 10 | Turn a quick profit in real estate ... or what this puzzle's themed answers do? |
| 42% | SURPRISEPARTIES | 15 | Celebrations planned in secrecy ... or what's revealed by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | UTTERNONSENSE | 13 | What you find in eight of this puzzle's answers...or what you do when you say them aloud? |
| 41% | HIDDENWIRES | 11 | Devices worn by informants … and what can be found inside three pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | BLACKOPS | 8 | Covert missions ... or what's covert in eight of this puzzle's answers |
| 41% | FIRSTOFTHEMONTH | 15 | Today, e.g. ... or what is found in 12 puzzle answers |
| 41% | GOOUTONALIMB | 12 | Act riskily ... or what three answers in this puzzle do |
| 41% | TIMEANDAHALF | 12 | Extra pay ... or what three answers in this puzzle provide? |
| 41% | DROPTROU | 8 | Moon, or what three answers in this puzzle literally do |
| 41% | KEYWORDS | 8 | Index entries ... or what 10 answers in this puzzle have? |
| 40% | FALLINGRAIN | 11 | Downpour, or when parsed another way, what can be found in this puzzle's sets of circles |
| 40% | HALF | 4 | With 38- and 40-Across, grocery purchase ... or what can be found in some other Across answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | FORESEES | 8 | Anticipates ... or, phonetically, what's found in puzzle answers of more than 10 letters |
| 40% | WATERCOLORS | 11 | Some Winslow Homer art ... or what five answers in this puzzle are? |
| 40% | DRUMBREAK | 9 | Prominent feature of "In the Air Tonight"... or what's found twice in this puzzle |
| 40% | FAIRYTALEENDING | 15 | What’s spelled out by the starts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | ONEL | 4 | First-year law student … or what every answer in this puzzle has exactly |
| 39% | FORTYNINERS | 11 | Old rush participants ... or a three-part hint to what can be found in this puzzle's grid or clues |
| 39% | COLORPICTURES | 13 | Photos not in shades of gray ... or what eight answers in this puzzle are? |
| 39% | THEDARKSIDE | 11 | Where Darth Vader gets his strength ... or what eight answers in this puzzle share |
| 39% | PLAYHORSE | 9 | Take part in an add-a-letter basketball game, as demonstrated by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 39% | RAISEDTHEBAR | 12 | Elevated expectations ... or what this puzzle's maker did to five answers in this puzzle? |
| 39% | BURSTOUT | 8 | With 37-Across, lose it ... or what 12 answers in this puzzle appear to do |
| 39% | PAPAS | 5 | Half of a 1960s pop group, and what's found in half of this puzzle's long answers |
| 39% | MAMAS | 5 | Half of a 1960s pop group, and what's found in half of this puzzle's long answers |